By: Hancock S.B. No. 1093
(In the Senate - Filed February 24, 2017; March 7, 2017,
read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;
April 3, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 3, 2017,
sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1093 By: Hancock
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the inspection of certain commercial motor vehicles
that are not domiciled in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 548.052, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 548.052. VEHICLES NOT SUBJECT TO INSPECTION. This
chapter does not apply to:
(1) a trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or mobile
home moving under or bearing a current factory-delivery license
plate or current in-transit license plate;
(2) a vehicle moving under or bearing a paper dealer
in-transit tag, machinery license, disaster license, parade
license, prorate tab, one-trip permit, vehicle temporary transit
permit, antique license, custom vehicle license, street rod
license, temporary 24-hour permit, or permit license;
(3) a trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or mobile
home having an actual gross weight or registered gross weight of
4,500 pounds or less;
(4) farm machinery, road-building equipment, a farm
trailer, or a vehicle required to display a slow-moving-vehicle
emblem under Section 547.703;
(5) a former military vehicle, as defined by Section
504.502;
(6) a vehicle qualified for a tax exemption under
Section 152.092, Tax Code; [or]
(7) a vehicle for which a certificate of title has been
issued but that is not required to be registered; or
(8) a vehicle that:
(A) is not domiciled in this state;
(B) is registered:
(i) under the International Registration
Plan as authorized by Section 502.091; or
(ii) as a token trailer under Section
502.255, including for an extended period under Section 502.0023;
and
(C) has been issued a certificate of inspection
in compliance with federal motor carrier safety regulations.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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